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Trafalgar class submarine

The Royal Navy's Trafalgar class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) includes seven boats: Trafalgar (S107)[?], Turbulent (S87)[?], Tireless (S88)[?], Torbay (S90)[?], Trenchant (S91)[?], Talent (S92)[?], and Triumph (S93)[?].

General Characteristics

  • Displacement: 4750 tons surfaced, 5208 tons submerged
  • Length: 85.4 meters
  • Beam: 9.8 meters
  • Draught: 9.5 meters
  • Complement: 18 officers, 112 ratings
  • Armament: five tubes capable of firing:
  • Sensors:
    • sonar (bow, flank, active intercept, and towed arrays)
    • periscopes (attack and search)
    • collision avoidance radar



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